Brendan Connolly

Brendan Connolly (1986-) was a Private First Class of the US Marine Corps who was awarded the Silver Star in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Biography
Brendan Connolly was born in 1986 in Providence, Rhode Island to a family of Irish-Americans. He enlisted in the US Marine Corps in 2004, and he was deployed to fight in the Iraq War. Connolly served with Bravo Company of the 3rd Battalion 1st Marines in Operation Summer Breeze, and he was given the Silver Star for bravery after killing several Iraqi insurgents in battle.